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Introduction
The family plays a key role in developing human capabilities and social cohesion. The focus is to investigate, explore and understand the status quo and the pathways between the variables (human capabilities and social cohesion) both internal and external to the family. The evidence will be integrated to develop guidelines for enhancing human capabilities and social cohesion through the family. The main purpose is to strengthen families to thrive across generations.
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July 2018 - present
Position
- Chair
Description
- This Chair proposes that the family plays a key role in developing human capabilities and social cohesion.
January 2008 - present
Position
- Professor
Description
- Nicolette Roman (PhD, Psychology) conducts research in the area of child and family well-being focusing on parenting, family structure and practices and Self-Determination Theory.
Education
February 2004 - December 2008
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Publications (258)
South Africa’s rural communities face significant disparities, marked by high poverty and unemployment, which threaten social cohesion and inclusion. Residents often lack access to essential services and economic opportunities, while social issues like crime, unemployment, and substance abuse further strain these low-resource communities. While ext...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of families in South Africa, amplifying family challenges and requiring modifications to their coping mechanisms. While the pandemic has been successfully managed in South Africa, some challenges, such as those related to poverty, loss of income, and economic uncertainty, have been exacer...
Physical inactivity among undergraduate university students has been considered a public health concern. To address this, researchers have utilized consensus workshop approaches to develop effective physical activity (PA) recommendations. However, the existing research has limitations: it is outdated, not context-specific to young adults, and does...
The rapid increase in social media use is considered a potential contributing factor to sedentary lifestyles among university students, thereby limiting their ability to meet the World Health Organisation's physical activity (PA) recommendations. However, research has produced conflicting evidence regarding the influence of social media on PA parti...
Various terms describe Information and Communications Technology (ICT) use in healthcare, including Health Informatics (HI). HI use in healthcare is expected to positively impact healthcare through healthcare cost reduction and improve healthcare accessibility and decision-making. However, the effective application and use of technology in healthca...
Purpose
Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and wellness practitioners (WPs) are the first line of support for employees returning from substance use rehabilitation. However, many workplaces need more guidance and support provisions to address these needs effectively. The purpose of this paper is to present a 10-week aftercare intervention progra...
Introduction
Curriculum review is crucial for ensuring health professions education programs remain responsive and relevant. Teaching and learning (T&L) strategies facilitate knowledge acquisition, with traditional methods being supplemented by innovative techniques in a blended curriculum. This study evaluated an Exodontia Block Course (EBC) focus...
For centuries, the study of child socialization has focused primarily on understanding the effects of traditional parenting styles, dimensions, and behaviors on the developmental trajectories and outcomes of children and adolescents. While these core issues remain highly significant, recent research in parenting aims to broaden our understanding by...
For centuries, the study of child socialization has focused primarily on understanding the effects of traditional parenting styles, dimensions, and behaviors on the developmental trajectories and outcomes of children and adolescents. While these core issues remain highly significant, recent research in parenting aims to broaden our understanding by...
Background. Unani Tibb promotes holistic patient care, yet spirituality and spiritual care seem to be neglected in education. This theory-practice gap was previously highlighted in studies on Unani Tibb practitioners. The role of spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb education in South Africa (SA) remains unclear. Objectives. To explore Una...
Background: Physical inactivity is a public health concern. Personal factors play a pivotal role in either prohibiting or promoting students' physical activity (PA) participation. Limited studies have explored the influence that personal factors have on PA participation through a mixed-methodological approach. Therefore, this study aimed to 1) exam...
Psychosocial factors such as mental health, motivation, and social support are key determinants of behavior that play a significant role in physical activity participation. Limited studies have investigated the relationship between psychosocial factors and physical activity among university students in Africa. The aim of this study was to determine...
At a high cost to the community and taxpayers, offenders frequently return to correctional facilities shortly after being released. In South Africa, the management of recidivism has not been researched extensively, and recidivism as a phenomenon has received scant attention. This study explores how the Department of Correctional Services in South A...
Significant numbers of undergraduate university students are not meeting the physical activity guidelines recommended by the World Health Organisation. These guidelines suggest that university students should aim for 150–300 min of moderate or 75–150 min of vigorous physical activity. Strategic interventions need to be implemented to address this g...
Background: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial
influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates.
This is frequently because of the adjustments in some daily practices that are crucial for
parents’ or caregivers’ human capabilities to provide for childcare. There is not...
The impact of parents on their children, especially in the developmental years, must not be undermined. Each parent influences a child separately and in different ways, which may have long-lasting effects on adulthood. Paternal involvement in children’s lives plays a different but crucial role that leads to improved behavioural and psychosocial out...
The human capabilities approach, developed by Nussbaum and Sen, focuses on the well-being of individuals by concentrating on functioning(s) and capabilities. Control over one’s environment is one of the ten (10) capabilities, according to Nussbaum, that should be respected and implemented for well-being. Nevertheless, research on issues of control...
Higher education institutions are moving towards highlighting the importance of research. According to the Department of Higher Education and Training in South Africa, the status of higher education institutions will be determined by the extent to which they are engaged in research and research-related activities. Higher education institutions have...
The exploitation of people in the environments in which they live and work continues to be a challenge globally despite efforts by stakeholders at national and international levels to bring this to a halt. Exploitation has both short-term and long-term impacts on the lives of the survivors. Attention should be given to preventing new incidents and...
It is essential to consider the factors that affect early childhood development because doing so can help identify potential risks and window of opportunity for intervention to improve outcomes for children. However, identifying risk and protective factors in early childhood requires careful consideration of several challenges and an integrated app...
Humanity may be facing untold threats and possible benefits as a result of the burgeoning 4th Industrial Revolution. New technologies introduced by the 4th Industrial Revolution have been purported to be gradually diminishing humans’ capacities like compassion and cooperation. Challenges such as security, trust, liability and personal data privacy...
Globally, race and social cohesion in urban areas have received significant research focus. However, it may appear that scholars have not paid adequate attention to the role of race as a facilitator or barrier to social cohesion in rural areas. Thus, the aim of the study was to explore the role of race as a facilitator of, or barrier to, social coh...
Wellness practitioners are pivotal in supporting substance use disorder recovery in the workplace. Yet, they often work in environments with limited policy direction or legislative guidance to direct this work. A qualitative investigation sought to explore the perceptions and experiences of South African practitioners working in contexts with limit...
Children are often left orphaned and without adult supervision when the parent or caregiver dies from HIV and AIDS-related illnesses. There is very little information available in South Africa on the type of interventions to reinforce the care and support provided to children affected by HIV and AIDS (CABHA). This study aimed to explore existing in...
Self-efficacy is an individual's subjective assessment of their ability to effectively navigate and surmount obstacles and achieve desired outcomes. It is a key element of motivation and can be facilitated through experiential learning, skill mastery, and positive reinforcement. It can also be augmented through interventions and techniques. The pur...
The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, concerns, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study assessed the mental health status among sample of Libyans during the epidemic outbreak. A quantitative cross-sectional study was Derna University Journal of Medical Sciences [DUJMS] 2(1): 98-106, 2023 99 Najia et...
Background: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates. This is frequently because of the adjustments in some daily practices that are crucial for parents’ or caregivers’ human capabilities to provide for childcare. There is not...
Background: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates. This is frequently because of the adjustments in some daily practices that are crucial for parents’ or caregivers’ human capabilities to provide for childcare. There is not...
Background
Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual care practices are deficient in the clinical setting.
Methods
This cross-sectional descriptive study was used to describe...
Objectives
The aim of the research was to evaluate the traditional exodontia block course. The objectives were to explore the experiences and views of students, clinical teachers and dental practitioners of the various elements of the course curriculum.
Methods
The study was a qualitative, participatory action research study using descriptive anal...
Globally, race and social cohesion in urban areas have received significant research focus.However, it may appear that scholars have not paid adequate attention to the role of race as a facilitator or barrier to social cohesion in rural areas. Thus, the aim of the study was to explore the role of race as a facilitator of, or barrier to, social cohe...
Research highlights the complex needs of parents of children with hearing loss. These complex needs include the need for parents to have access to information, be connected with social support networks, consider communication options and have collaborative partnerships with professionals. A mixed-methods approach with a sequential explanatory desig...
This policy brief shows that interventions can prevent and reduce violence in South Africa. There are however challenges to delivering these programmes at scale. These include limited capacity for implementation, adapting for context, and balancing the need for programmes to be evidence-based while also being responsive to communities' needs. South...
The recent acceleration in divorce rates and diversification of nuclear families has resulted in an increase in single-parent households. Divorce is one of the most adverse events in a child's life. Various literature highlights the detrimental effects of parental divorce on children and adolescents, but few studies have emphasized possible support...
Parenting has been linked to varying outcomes of child wellbeing and behavior. Prolific research exists in Western countries regarding different parenting styles and practices linked to various outcomes. These are then used as a basis to understand parenting in non-Western countries such as South Africa. With a diversified population of over 60 mil...
COVID-19 created a global storm of change and upheaval. Parents and children were challenged with all the adjustments which had to be made. The research on parenting in COVID-19 shows both positive and negative parenting approaches linked to the mental health of parents. The literature also shows the effects of COVID-19 on children and child wellbe...
Introduction
Physical activity has health benefits, including lowered obesity, diabetes and hypertension levels. However, participation in regular physical activities among undergraduate students is declining and, instead, physical inactivity sets the path for sedentarism. Strategies and best practices used to enhance participation in regular physi...
Objectives
Current research on trafficking in persons (TIP) relies heavily on legal and prosecutorial definitions. A public health approach has called for population-level assessment; however, identification of TIP victims lacks a standardised operational definition. This study applied the Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum (PRIF) statistical de...
Research on adolescent refugee resilience is crucial for understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to resettlement areas and integration into a new country. However, the current literature does not provide clear evidence on the determinants of resilience factors and the association between traumatic experiences and resilience among adolescent refu...
The study examined barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained communities. A qualitative approach was adopted for data collection and analysis. Thematic analysis was applied to data acquired from a sample of parents from resource-constrained areas in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Parents interviewed id...
A child's independent mobility is essential to their social, emotional physical, and cognitive development and provides children the opportunity to explore and experience their environment. The freedom of free movement and security from all forms of harm is necessary for achieving the capability of bodily integrity which is one of the essential cap...
Background The first 1000 days is the period between conception and a child’s second birthday. Globally, research on parenting is in an advanced stage, but parenting research focusing specifically on parenting in this developmental phase is limited in South Africa. Therefore, this study explores the enablers and barriers to effective parenting with...
This scoping review examines known associations between potential traumatic experiences and mental health outcomes among adolescent refugees. Little is known about the type and severity of traumatic experiences among adolescent refugees and whether the type and severity of these experiences are associated with poor mental health. Five electronic da...
Background
The first 1000 days is the period between conception and a child’s second birthday. Globally, research on parenting is in an advanced stage, but parenting research focusing specifically on parenting in this developmental phase is limited in South Africa. Therefore, this study explores the enablers and barriers to effective parenting with...
Background. Hookah pipe smoking is a high-risk phenomenon which is widely seen as an acceptable social practice, but the extent of its acceptability is not very clear among South African youth, nor is the influence of peers very clear.
Objective. To establish a link between social acceptability and peer pressure and to compare this relationship amo...
Background
Early childhood experiences such as trauma, exposure to violence, and poverty can significantly contribute to childhood anxiety, which is viewed as the most common mental health issue among children. In South Africa, there is no uniform tool to screen for anxiety during early childhood. This study aims to develop a tool to screen for anx...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created various challenges for individuals and families across the globe. Many countries went into a state of disaster and applied strict lockdown regulations to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Although the sudden changes in livelihoods impacted families globally, this research is limited to understandi...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’—
‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19)—in Wuhan City, the People’s Republic of China on 31 December 2019. To curb the spread of the virus, various containment measures were introduced. However, no study has explored how families protected themselves during the pand...
Play has important benefits for adults' and children's physical health and mental well-being. However, little is known about the factors that deprive both children and adults in rural South Africa of play. Understanding these factors provides a critical step in developing interventions to enhance play as one of the capabilities according to Nussbau...
Neglecting the significant role played by family members in the post-rehabilitation trajectory of substance abusers can pose a significant challenge in supporting intervention programmes in the workplace. This paper reports on a small-scale qualitative investigation that used focus group interviews with family members to explore their perceptions a...
Although nuances around the definitions and contextualization of social cohesion subsist, this paper views social cohesion through the lens of social cooperation and togetherness within a collective in geopolitical terms, expressed in the attitudes and behaviours of its members. In many countries, including South Africa, social cohesion remains an...
Background: the family is central to a child’s development and well-being. Parental understanding of mental health or psychological distress have a significant effect on child development including their mental health. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore parents understanding of mental health in early childhood development. Methods: se...
Background
The first 1000 days is the period between conception and a child’s second birthday. Globally, research on parenting is in an advanced stage, but parenting research focusing specifically on parenting in this developmental phase is limited in South Africa. Therefore, this study explores the enablers and barriers to effective parenting with...
There is strong evidence that dropping out of school has short-term and long-term effects
for the individual, the family, the community, and other strata in society. In South Africa, learners dropping out of school has increased. The link between intention, motivation, and self-efficacy to drop out of school is an understudied area of research. The...
Unani Tibb is a holistic form of medicine, which highlights the interconnectedness of mind, body and soul. Despite this, there is very little evidence of spiritual care practices by Unani Tibb practitioners in South Africa. This protocol outlines a proposed process for developing guidelines to integrate spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb...
Despite the known benefits of physically activity, adolescents worldwide do not engage in sufficient amount of physical activity. Limited empirical evidence exists regarding the role of contributing factors and the influence of parental involvement. Therefore, the importance of understanding adolescent health behaviour has become a global health co...
Challenges associated with adolescents are prevalent in South African societies. During the adolescence stage, children may become involved in deviant behaviour. Although a significant number of studies have focused on the factors that contribute to adolescents’ deviant behaviour, including parental factors, there is paucity of research specificall...
This qualitative study used unstructured interviews to gain insights into how families in the Bugisu sub-region conceptualise masculinity in response to safe medical male circumcision (SMMC), as promoted by the Ugandan government. Results were obtained from cultural leaders, clan leaders, traditional surgeons, medical officers, 2016 initiates, focu...
This study compared the harm perception, motivation, and basic psychological needs of adolescent hookah pipe users and non-users. We surveyed 1 201 adolescents aged 13–19 years old from South Africa who were hookah users (n = 256) and non-users (n = 909). Most participants were female (66.7%) and coloured/mixed race (57.5%), followed by black (37.5...
Background:
Adolescents are influenced by external factors which may impact their level of physical activity. Parents require specific strategies to become involved and to increase physical activity participation in adolescence.
Objective:
Thus, the current study aimed to design recommendations to increase physical activity participation and par...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’—
‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19)—in Wuhan City, the People’s Republic of China on 31 December 2019. To curb the spread of the virus, various containment measures were introduced. However, no study has explored how families protected themselves during the pand...
After the unprecedented changes experienced in higher education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a need to integrate initial thoughts and reflective experience to decide on the way forward. This study aimed to reflect on, and make sense of the events related to South African higher education institutions HEIs at the onset of the COVID-19 pand...
The capabilities" approach has overtime offers instructive insights into the improvement of human capabilities in various fields such as behavioural change, social inequalities, poverty, unemployment, and education. To this end, the capability approach may influence the achievement of social cohesion in the family. The family is an important unit t...
The study explores the contribution that divorce has on parents’ parental self-efficacy. Divorce and self-efficacy of the are areas that have been extensively studied in recent decades. Going through a divorce has an effect on how parents parent their children, which in turn has an effect on the behavioral, emotional, social and academic outcomes o...
The COVID-19 pandemic affected families globally. Empirical research has been explored to
understand the impact of COVID-19 on families across countries, however, there are limited findings
of how COVID-19 has affected the daily realities of families in South Africa. This study used an
exploratory qualitative research approach to explore the experi...
The COVID-19 pandemic affected families globally. Empirical research has been explored to understand the impact of COVID-19 on families across countries, however, there are limited findings of how COVID-19 has affected the daily realities of families in South Africa. This study used an exploratory qualitative research approach to explore the experi...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck globally and has affected higher education institutions (HEIs) and their operations, indirectly impacting the progress of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 achieved thus far. This article addresses HEIs achievements and challenges experienced in the wake of the pandemic. Online news media reports played a...
The well-being of individuals and groups is mainly dependent on the opportunities that are available to them to choose from. Deprivation of opportunities could have a negative impact on the well-being and quality of life of individuals and the community. Therefore, there is a need for research to focus on the constraints or deprivations to well-bei...
In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the
unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that circumstances, contexts and behaviours could further drive the pandemic and where they struggle to cope. This is novel research in the South African context with no...
Background: Spirituality has become more prevalent in health professions other than complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In CAM, spirituality appears to be part of a foundational component of the clinical practice, which is valued by many patients. Spirituality has gained popularity in healthcare education and practice; however, the contri...
Background
Parents play a key role in providing nurturance and nurturing care to their child during the first 1000 days which is important for optimal child development. Various factors have been found to influence parenting but the contribution of these factors toward parental nurturance within the first 1000 days is not yet known in the South Afr...
Background
Despite efforts to achieve universal access to health care by various stakeholders globally, most developing countries continue to face serious health delivery challenges, especially in rural areas.
Introduction
These inhibit individuals and communities’ ability to obtain health care services when needed and the freedom to use health ca...
The first 1000 days is recognised as a critical period for the development of children. What children need to thrive in this particular phase of development may be different from any other phase. In South Africa, parents’ perception of children’s needs within the first 1000 days of life could be considered as emerging. Therefore, this study aims to...
This chapter draws attention to the importance of creating a nurturing start to a child’s life and the role that families, neighbourhoods and society as a whole play in creating a “nest”. Often the care that is provided is focused solely on the physical health (medical) domain with neglect of the psychological, material and social needs. We have so...
Local government in South Africa is expected to contribute towards efforts to realise the constitutional vision of building national unity, diversity, belonging, social justice and a cohesive society. Municipalities as spheres of government closest to communities are expected to contribute towards this constitutional vision by facilitating among ot...
The first 1000 days is recognised as a critical period for the development of children. What children need to thrive in this particular phase of development may be different from any other phase. In South Africa, parents’ perception of children’s needs within the first 1000 days of life could be considered as emerging. Therefore, this study aims to...
It is estimated that a significant proportion of people living in South Africa have a mental illness and do not have access to mental health services. This relates to barriers that contribute to help-seeking behaviour. Semi-structured interviewers were conducted with a sample of 11 stakeholders and 35 parents. Data were thematically analyzed and re...
Background: Adolescent hookah pipe use is on the rise despite it being a public health concern. Several studies focus on the external determinants of adolescent hookah pipe use but research focusing on the internal factors motivating adolescents to smoke the hookah pipe is sparse. Objective: Drawing on self-determination theory, a contemporary theo...
In this chapter we unpack the conceptualisation of family violence from a family-centric perspective. Furthermore, family systems theory is explained in unison with Bronfenbrenner’s ecological approach as the theoretical underpinnings in eliciting a more holistic response, sensitive to the needs of the family, which is expected to thrive within a s...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is complex as a myriad of causes exist which may include poverty, substance abuse, and education levels. There are also health risk factors associated with IPV. The health practitioner is in the ideal position of possibly being the first person to identify victims of IPV and could ensure effective identification, int...
Child abuse affects close to 300 million children under the age of 5, and not only inhibits child development, but has consequences extending well into adulthood. Interventions used within child welfare services to address child abuse/maltreatment are largely child-centred instead of family-centred, an approach which allows collaborative engagement...
In this chapter, a mixed method process is described in determining the perceptions of family violence and the needs of families affected by violence in the home. The pillar integration process (PIP) is utilised as a way to integrate both quantitative and qualitative findings for the purpose of interpretation. In the discussion section, vital point...
Background: Nurturing parents raise children in an engaged, flexible, emotionally expressive, and supportive manner which is associated with positive outcomes for children. While parenting research within the South African context is increasing, there is a lack of focus on nurturance within the parent-child relationship. Thus, this study sought to...
Parenting forms the cornerstone of family functioning. Parenting factors like the parent-child relationship plays a central role in the parenting styles and practices that are adopted and intergenerationally transferred within families. The effects, be it positive or negative, of this parent-child relationship is often demonstrated in children’s be...
The role parents play is important for how a child will communicate, interact and adapt in life. The quality of communication is essential for maintaining and supporting close family relationships, which subsequently affect the qualities of the parent-child relationship. However, there is a lack of research on how communication progresses in parent...
When we focus on children younger than 18 years, when we focus to improve the life chances of children, we have the opportunity to shift a generation and transform a society. Children living on the African continent tend to live within challenging environments, in often challenging communities and challenging families but it is often within these c...
Early Childhood development is an important phase of development, wherein the trajectory of the child’s life can potentially be determined. For children in Africa, this phase is often compounded by their exposure to adversity. Literature amplifies the importance of the role of the parent, in ensuring the well-being of the child, and working towards...
The hookah pipe is a mechanism used to smoke legal and illegal substances. Hookah pipe smoking negatively impacts adolescents’ opportunities to prosper because of its health consequences, potential for addiction and risk to be a gateway substance. The use of the hookah pipe is on the rise and families contribute to the choices made by adolescents....
Social cohesion, the foundation that keeps society together, is influenced by various interrelated factors such as education social, cultural, religious, and business, among others. Current debates indicates that unless social cohesion in its various dimensions is addressed, be it through reconciliation, tackling inequality, crafting a national ide...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported various pneumonia cases (‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ [COVID-19]) on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, which has spread to many countries, including South Africa. In response to this, the President of South Africa declared a state of national disaster on 15th March 2020, followed by introducing variou...
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a serious problem worldwide. South Africa has a high prevalence of women experiencing IPV. Although much research reports on the prevalence rates, risk factors, and consequences of IPV, fewer studies report on how women deal with the experiences of IPV.
Objective: This systematic review of...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported various pneumonia cases (‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ [COVID-19]) on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, which has spread to many countries, including South Africa. In response to this, the President of South Africa declared a state of national disaster on 15th March 2020, followed by introducing variou...
When we focus on children younger than 18 years, when we focus to improve the life chances of children, we have the opportunity to shift a generation and transform a society. Children living on the African continent tend to live within challenging environments, in often challenging communities and challenging families but it is often within these c...
The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting provides a comprehensive resource for work on how our evolutionary past informs current parenting roles and practices. It features chapters from leaders in the field covering state-of-the-art research. The handbook is designed for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in p...
Sport is historically viewed as bringing people together. Accordingly, sport has different effects on the participants. There are feelings of joy when your team wins and feelings of despair when the team is losing. The aim of the article was to determine if sport could be an enabling factor for social cohesion in fragmented communities. A qualitati...
Background
Teenage parenting is recognised as one of the greatest health and social problems in South Africa. Research in South Africa has shown that by the age of 18 years, more than 30% of teens have given birth at least once. Teen mothers may feel disempowered because they are ‘othered’ and consequently, may develop forms of resistance which in...
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I would like to do some research on this topic. Do you have any instruments or research on this topic?
The e-cigarette is a very new addition to the study of nicotine addictions and thus is under researched in South Africa. There have been debates regarding the benefits and risks of it but in the main these have been anecdotal. For example, on the one hand the belief is that the benefits of using it is to reduce nicotine addiction but on the other there may also be dangers in using it as a result of the liquid used in the e-cigarette. Thus, any information would be most grateful.
What are the defining characteristics or factors which make up a family's well-being?
